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No trains between Highbury & Islington and New Cross / Crystal Palace / West Croydon / Clapham Junction after 20:00 on Sunday 3 May 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 03 May 2026 to Sunday 03 May 2026

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

London Overground between Highbury & Islington and New Cross / Crystal Palace / West Croydon, between Dalston Junction and New Cross / Clapham Junction

Description

Engineering work is taking place at several locations on the Windrush line, closing many lines on Sunday evening.

After 20:00 on Sunday, no trains will run between Highbury & Islington and New Cross / Crystal Palace / West Croydon / Clapham Junction.

The last trains to run will be:

  • 18:33 West Croydon to Highbury & Islington

  • 18:34 Crystal Palace to Highbury & Islington

  • 18:44 Clapham Junction to Dalston Junction

  • 18:59 Dalston Junction to New Cross

  • 19:06 Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction

  • 19:12 Highbury & Islington to Crystal Palace

  • 19:19 Highbury & Islington to West Croydon

  • 19:29 New Cross to Dalston Junction

If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services:

  • Victoria line / Mildmay line for Highbury & Islington

  • Mildmay line for Canonbury / Dalston Kingsland (for Dalston Junction)

  • Jubilee line for Canada Water

  • District, Hammersmith & City or Elizabeth line for Whitechapel

  • Docklands Light Railway for Shadwell

  • London Bus routes:

    • 149 / 243 for journeys between Dalston Junction, Haggerston and Hoxton

    • 26 / 149 / 242 for journeys between Hoxton and Shoreditch High Street

    • 205 for journeys between Shoreditch High Street and Whitechapel

    • D3 for journeys between Whitechapel, Shadwell and Wapping

    • C10 for journeys between Canada Water and Rotherhithe

    • 188 / 199 for journeys between Canada Water and Surrey Quays

    • 47 and 53 / 453, 225 and 177 for journeys between Surrey Quays and New Cross Gate / New Cross

    • 171 / 171 between New Cross Gate and Brockley

    • P4 between Brockley and Honor Oak Park

    • P4 and 197 / 176 or P12 and 122 between Honor Oak Park and Forest Hill / Sydenham

    • 157 for journeys between Crystal Palace, Anerley and Norwood Junction

    • 122 or 450 between Sydenham and Crystal Palace

    • 176 and 197 between Sydenham and Penge West

  • Southern Services between Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction and East Croydon

  • London Trams between East Croydon and West Croydon

If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on London Underground / London Buses / London Trams by using the Transport for London Journey Planner

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